# Maryland HB 0785: Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations Maryland HB 0785, Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessica Feldmark (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 375); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0785-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0785 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 375 - Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Real Property, Local Government - Generally, Child Care, Condominiums, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Cooperative Associations, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Highways, Homeowners Associations, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins, Leases and Rent, Liability, Notices, Permits -see also- Building Permits, Sidewalks, Zoning and Planning - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (137 yes, 47 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer barriers for home child care: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland community associations cannot block family or large family child care homes. Cooperatives limited to older residents are exempt; homeowners associations for older residents are covered. Cooperatives and homeowners associations also cannot restrict users’ access t… - Fees and notice for home businesses: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland associations may require notice before a family or large family child care home opens. They may pass on a proportional share of insurance increases caused solely and directly by covered operations. Reasonable shared-area fees are capped at $50 yearly for each cov… - Cooperative child care insurance required but capped: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland child care providers in cooperative housing must obtain and maintain liability insurance to operate. Coverage must meet the minimum amounts in Maryland Insurance Article sections 19-106 and 19-203. Cooperatives cannot require coverage above those minimums. The su… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 38 | 9 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 38 | 2 | ## Actions (13) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 375 - 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (38-9) (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Third Reading Passed (99-38) (House) - 2025-03-11: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-03-10: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House) - 2025-01-29: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-01-29: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_375_hb0785t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0785t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0785f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_375_hb0785t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0785t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0785f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0785-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).